Nishikori loses to Bautista Agut at Wimbledon

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AP: Ninth-seeded Kei Nishikori of Japan lost in the third round of Wimbledon to 18th-seeded Robert Bautista Agut of Spain 6-4, 7-6 (3), 3-6, 6-3.

This was their fifth match against each other on tour - and the first won by Bautista Agut.

Bautista Agut reached the fourth round at the All England Club for the second year in a row. But he has never reached the quarterfinals at any Grand Slam tournament, losing all eight previous times he got to the round of 16 at majors.

Bautista Agut’s next opponent is No. 7 seed Marin Cilic, the 2014 US Open champion. Cilic advanced by beating No. 26 seed Steve Johnson of the U.S. 6-4, 7-6 (3), 6-4.

Cilic lost in the Wimbledon quarterfinals each of the past three years.

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